Andy Bruce

Chance of U.S. government default less than 10 percent, economists say: Reuters poll

August 24, 2021 at 8:47 p.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - There is a less than 10 percent chance that Washington's budget feud will lead to the United States defaulting on any of its debt, according to a...

Fed’s communication branded ‘unclear’ by economists

August 24, 2021 at 8:26 p.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve failed to communicate policy clearly in the months leading to Wednesday's surprise decision not to reduce its $85 billion monthly bond-buying policy, according...

Euro zone slump eases just as debt crisis returns to haunt progress

August 24, 2021 at 5:49 p.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - The euro zone economy looks on track to crawl out of recession in the second half of the year, surveys showed on Wednesday, just as new strains...

Analysis: Euro zone survival? Depends on where you work

August 24, 2021 at 5:49 p.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Three years into an unresolved euro zone crisis, Reuters polls show a marked split on the future depending on whether forecasters are based inside or outside the...

Asian stocks to lead the way to year’s end, Fed seen pulling back: poll

August 24, 2021 at 5:06 p.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Asia will spearhead the rise in global stock markets from now until the end of the year, according to a worldwide Reuters poll that showed only modest...

Asian stocks to lead the way to year’s end, Fed seen pulling back: Reuters poll

August 24, 2021 at 5:05 p.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Asia will spearhead the rise in global stock markets from now until the end of the year, according to a worldwide Reuters poll that showed only modest...

Economic reality finally cracks market fervor

August 24, 2021 at 3:33 p.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - As evidence mounts that a mid-year slowdown is taking place in the world economy, the next few days will offer a clearer glimpse of how that will...

Euro to slide back after April’s ascent versus dollar: Reuters poll

August 24, 2021 at 2:24 p.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - The euro's ascent in April against the dollar will not last, according to a Reuters poll of foreign exchange strategists who see the parlous state of Europe's...

Global economy muted again in 2013: Reuters polls

August 24, 2021 at 7:24 a.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - This year now looks unlikely to deliver much improvement in the world economy's growth rate, with a weaker outlook for Europe and the United States tempering the...

Cyprus bank levy poses risk to rest of euro zone: analysts

August 24, 2021 at 6:22 a.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - A proposed levy on deposits in Cyprus would pose a threat to the financial stability of other vulnerable euro zone countries, according to a near-unanimous sample of...

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